I am a novice baker and decided I wanted to give sourdough bread ( a
favorite of mine) a try.

I started some sourdough starter according to a recipe book I had ( just a
simple flour, water, sugar, yeast mix) and put it up in a dark warm corner
to ferment. Now I was wondering is there anything I should be worrying about
or keeping track of? The recipe said cover with a towel and stir it 2 or 3
times a day..OK, that's easy, and it should be ready to use for the bread in
5-10 days. But how do I know when the starter is ready? How am I sure it
fermented right and didn't just go bad? CAN it go bad?

Enquiring minds would like to know...

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Mikey S.
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